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# hpsc - Last week 27th November 2022 - 3rd December 2022

Parent of child transferred to Sweden for emergency RSV treatment calls for stronger virus messaging

# Rsv

Parent of child transferred to Sweden for emergency RSV treatment calls for stronger virus messaging

Updated Nov 28th 2022, 5:08 PM 45,261 Views 9 Comments

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre says recent RSV figures are ‘substantially’ higher than other years.

# hpsc - Last month November 2022

Last week saw the highest number of cases of RSV Ireland has ever recorded in one week

# Rsv

Last week saw the highest number of cases of RSV Ireland has ever recorded in one week

Nov 18th 2022, 6:03 PM 38,907 Views 14 Comments

There were 648 RSV cases, including 282 hospital inpatients with RSV, recorded last week.

# hpsc - This year 2022

Health probe underway into increase in E. Coli cases in Mid-West HSE area

# Outbreak

Health probe underway into increase in E. Coli cases in Mid-West HSE area

Sep 6th 2022, 10:15 AM 11,326 Views 1 Comment

29 cases were recorded in the week preceding 27 August, 7 of which were in the Mid-West region.

Hundreds of thousands of Long Covid sufferers could cripple health service says Denis Naughten

# Covid-19

Hundreds of thousands of Long Covid sufferers could cripple health service says Denis Naughten

Aug 15th 2022, 4:16 PM 26,937 Views 17 Comments

Denis Naughten TD has called on Government to treat long Covid patients with the same urgency as the initial Covid-19 infections.

# Monkeypox

Number of Irish monkeypox cases rises to 101

Aug 10th 2022, 5:28 PM 11,575 Views 8 Comments

This is an increase of four cases from Wednesday 3 August.

# Monkeypox

Number of monkeypox cases in Ireland rises to 97

Updated Aug 4th 2022, 11:50 AM 14,852 Views 15 Comments

Most cases here are not linked to travel from countries where the virus is endemic.

Official Covid case numbers 'just the tip of the iceberg' as subvariants lead to summer surge

# Covid19

Official Covid case numbers 'just the tip of the iceberg' as subvariants lead to summer surge

Jun 25th 2022, 12:05 AM 44,969 Views 26 Comments

Last week there was a more than 50% jump in reported case numbers.

Coronavirus: 5,883 new cases and 1,182 patients in hospital, including 58 in ICU

# DAILY FIGURES

Coronavirus: 5,883 new cases and 1,182 patients in hospital, including 58 in ICU

Apr 8th 2022, 3:23 PM 13,461 Views 11 Comments

The Department of Health announced the figures in a statement this afternoon.

Flu viruses now circulating in Ireland with reported rise in cases over past week

# Flu

Flu viruses now circulating in Ireland with reported rise in cases over past week

Updated Feb 18th 2022, 11:30 AM 33,705 Views 36 Comments

The HPSC said flu activity “significantly increased” last week.

# hpsc - Last year 2021

Three confirmed cases of the flu last week

# Winter Flu Season

Three confirmed cases of the flu last week

Nov 25th 2021, 6:01 PM 41,873 Views 24 Comments

No flu hospitalised or critical-care cases were notified during the past six weeks.

HPSC reports no new cases of flu for second week

# Flu

HPSC reports no new cases of flu for second week

Nov 12th 2021, 11:14 AM 11,708 Views 14 Comments

Cases of another common respiratory virus are on the rise.

'Early days' for the spread of the flu as no cases reported in the last week

# Flu

'Early days' for the spread of the flu as no cases reported in the last week

Nov 5th 2021, 4:00 PM 11,821 Views 12 Comments

The HPSC has not recorded any flu cases in the last week.

Ireland's first two flu cases of the season have been confirmed

# Influenza

Ireland's first two flu cases of the season have been confirmed

Oct 28th 2021, 7:10 PM 88,124 Views 45 Comments

The HSE recently launched its winter flu vaccine programme, with children aged 2-17 offered a flu nasal spray.
Usually in Ireland, 200-500 people die from the flu each winter - but there were no recorded cases last year.
The HPSC has said that global flu detections have increased in recent weeks, "albeit at low levels".

70% of Covid-19 patients admitted to ICU in the last six months were unvaccinated

# Vaccines

70% of Covid-19 patients admitted to ICU in the last six months were unvaccinated

Oct 1st 2021, 2:06 PM 27,428 Views 47 Comments

There have been 70 fully vaccinated people admitted to ICU with a breakthrough infection since April.

# Syphilis

Syphilis outbreak partly caused by 'significant restrictions' on access to testing during Covid

Jul 18th 2021, 8:30 AM 43,214 Views 47 Comments

The number of cases are exceeding those seen before the Covid-19 pandemic.

# Nursing Homes

Hiqa report reveals some main factors behind Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes

May 26th 2021, 11:34 AM 13,326 Views 4 Comments

Community incidence rates near homes and the number of beds within homes were among the factors.

National Covid-19 wastewater surveillance programme to begin next month

# Coronavirus

National Covid-19 wastewater surveillance programme to begin next month

Apr 30th 2021, 12:33 PM 13,572 Views 12 Comments

The programme will measure the level of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater within 68 wastewater catchment areas.

# hpsc - All time

HSE's disease surveillance centre receives €3m funding boost for 43 permanent roles

# Covid19

HSE's disease surveillance centre receives €3m funding boost for 43 permanent roles

Dec 21st 2020, 12:05 AM 26,138 Views 12 Comments

The HPSC is Ireland’s specialist agency for the surveillance of communicable diseases.

# Covid19

How this week's Covid-19 data compares to last week

Updated Oct 23rd 2020, 10:00 AM 51,926 Views 26 Comments

On day one of Level 5 let’s look at the spread of Covid-19 in Ireland – and how the data compares with last week.

There are 2,475 'open' outbreaks of Covid-19 in Ireland with 522 new outbreaks notified last week

# HPSC

There are 2,475 'open' outbreaks of Covid-19 in Ireland with 522 new outbreaks notified last week

Oct 15th 2020, 11:45 AM 27,601 Views 33 Comments

The HPSC published its latest report on outbreaks and clusters in Ireland this morning.

INMO backs decision to publish ethnicity data for healthcare workers who contract Covid-19

# HSE

INMO backs decision to publish ethnicity data for healthcare workers who contract Covid-19

Sep 27th 2020, 7:15 AM 19,433 Views 8 Comments

Data from the UK suggests that BAME healthcare workers were more likely to die from Covid-19.

Pubs and restaurants expected to close, but the data around Covid outbreaks paints a complex picture

# Dublin

Pubs and restaurants expected to close, but the data around Covid outbreaks paints a complex picture

Sep 18th 2020, 11:35 AM 125,142 Views 97 Comments

The industry has said that few cases are linked to pubs and restaurants but international studies suggest dining out could be a factor in the spread of the disease.